9892 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Syllogism, Learned Society, Universal Property
28 Jun 2018
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LECTURE 3: WEEK 3
Realism:
Strengths: knowledge derived from experience and testing
Weaknesses: lack of vision/wholeness/big picture
Tangible world of matter and the observation of it is the starting point for knowledge acquisition
Rejects the notion that only ideas are real, allows for scientific thought
Principle of independence: reality, knowledge and value exist independently of the human mind
Time as two directional: pulling from the future, pushing from the past e.g. water bottle or
person travelling from A->B; mind is already there, body gets pulled there (classical)
Observation, experimentation: inductive thinking begins with a question, or observation, and
works up to finding a theory or explanation for the issue
Senses are essential for learning facts and knowledge
Forerunner to behaviourism; modern versions emphasise fact based approach, testing of
measurable outcomes and survival (economic prosperity)
Students have predispositions, educators must balance individual preferences. Children bring to
school their bodies and minds; must be a balance between abstract and practical learning
Good education teaches the Golden Mean, education is necessary to shape virtues and develop
reasoning capacities so the right choices can be made
Schools should teach fundamental facts about the universe, proper understanding of the world
requires an understanding of facts
Purpose of education is to teach students what they need to know to survive (technological and
scientific society). Maths, science, reading and writing are important to function as adult
Aristotle: (Classical)
Proper study of matter can lead us to better, more distinct ideas (used matter as an object of
study to reach something further)
Everything physical (trees, sticks etc.) exist whether there is a human mind to perceive them
People differ in particular properties but have the same universal properties
Form and matter
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Document Summary
Tangible world of matter and the observation of it is the starting point for knowledge acquisition. Rejects the notion that only ideas are real, allows for scientific thought. Principle of independence: reality, knowledge and value exist independently of the human mind. Time as two directional: pulling from the future, pushing from the past e. g. water bottle or person travelling from a->b; mind is already there, body gets pulled there (classical) Observation, experimentation: inductive thinking begins with a question, or observation, and works up to finding a theory or explanation for the issue. Senses are essential for learning facts and knowledge. Forerunner to behaviourism; modern versions emphasise fact based approach, testing of measurable outcomes and survival (economic prosperity) Students have predispositions, educators must balance individual preferences. Children bring to school their bodies and minds; must be a balance between abstract and practical learning.
